Milk-can.



LI. HARVEY.

MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. 1003.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 1903.

LUOINDA HARVEY, OF CANON CITY, COLORADO.

MILK-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,328, dated December 8, 1903.

I Application filed June 23, 1908- Serial No. 162,785. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUOINDA HARVEY, a

citizen of the United States, residingat Canon City, in the county of Fremont and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others'skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. a

My invention relates to milk-cans, but more particularly to the caps or covers therefor, and has for its object to provide a device of this class which .will effectually form an airtight closure.

A further object of my invention is to provide a milk-can of simple construction wherein the milk is prevented from coming in contact with the cap or cover proper.

With theseobjects in view myinvention consists in the novel arrangement of the cap or'top in combination with the paper disk.

My invention further consists in certain other novel features of construction and in combination of parts, which will be firstfully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a milk-can and top constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in section, showing top in position.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout both figures, in

which 4 1 is the milk-can, provided with reinforcements 2 at the breast and at the bottom.

3 indicates the neck of the can, and 4 a flar ing mouth, said neck being provided with an annular bead 5. I

6 indicates the cap or cover, which is provided with the usual handle 7, the perpendicular annular wall 8 of said cap being proterior of the neck below the annular bead,

forming a seat for'said disk.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention, its operation isas follows: The

can having been filled, the disk is insertedin the neck of the can and is held in position by the annular head 5 in said neck. The: cap is then inserted, the kerfs or cuts in' the bottom thereof allowing the head to spring in, so that the annular vertical wall thereof will pass into the neck of the can. The cap is thus inserted until the bead 1O registers with the bead in the can, the bottom of said head 10 coming in contact with the disk, holding the samein position within the head oand in close contact with the disk-seat 13,- thus forming an air-tight closure. As will be seenfrom Fig. 2, a hollow compartment 14 above said 7 portation, which has the effect of darkening the same and giving to it a dirty appearance. With my construction, however, this slushing of the milk into and against the metal cap is entirely obviated.

Having thus set forth my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction herein set forth, as

various slight changes may be made therein which would fall within the limit and scope of my invention-as, for instance, the kerfs or cuts in the bead of the cap could be dis: pensed with and other minor changes could be madeand I consider myself clearly entitled to all such modifications which fall within the limit and scope of the following claims.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is--- IOO 1. In a milk-can the combination with the neck thereof of an annular bead therein, a cap having an annular wall and provided with a bead thereon having kerfs 01' cuts therein, a

disk adapted to enter the head in said neck,

and to be held therein by the bead on said cap,

and a seat for said disk substantially as de- 5 scribed.

2. In a milk-can, the combination with the neck thereof of an annular bead therein, a cap having an annular wall and provided with a bead thereon, a disk adapted to enter 10 the said head in said neck, and the said head on said cap, being adapted to spring into the said bead in said neck and hold said disk firmly in position when said cap is inserted in the can.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature :5 in presence of two witnesses.

LUOINDA HARVEY. Witnesses:

JAMES G. HARVEY, ORION W. LOCKE. 

